Personal Evaluation
1. Write about a time when you experience great emotional pain because of your weight. One time, in Grade 5 or 6, I wore a pair of black shorts to school one day. That day, I remember sitting at my desk and busying myself, when one of my classmates came up to me. She was a big girl, in many ways she was a lot larger in size than I, but I remember her coming up to me and looking me up and down. She told me that I wasn't allowed to wear shorts to school and that my legs looked fat in them anyways. With that, she laughed and walked away. I remember tears streaming down my face as I ran out of my classroom and down the hallway to the office. My heart was breaking.
2. In what ways has this experience motivated you to stay on this program? I've always wanted to overcome that experience. I don't want to be the "fat" girl anymore. I want to be healthier and lovelier than that girl could ever be. I want my legs to look amazing in shorts - I never want someone my size, if not bigger, to walk by me and make such a nasty remark. I want to motivate my own children to be healthy and fit, and to overcome their challenges and obstacles, just like their mom.
3. What additional steps do you need to take to continue the process of your emotional healing? I need to make exercise a bigger part of my life. It's still not a habitual response, and although I'd like to do it every day, I definitely don't do it as often or as much as I want to. Additionally, I need to branch out in my eating - I need to be trying new foods and eating more fruits and veggies a day.
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